Myrciaria delicatula | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Genus: | Myrciaria |
Species: | M. delicatula |
Binomial name | |
Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg | |
Synonyms | |
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Myrciaria delicatula, commonly known as cambuí uvaia doce, cambuí graudo, cambuim, or cambu branco, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae.
Distribution
Myrciaria delicatula is found in araucaria moist forests, gallery forests and grasslands in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and southern and eastern Brazil.
Description
Myrciaria delicatula grows slowly to a semideciduous shrub or small tree, between 4 and 10 metres tall. The leaves are simple, hairless, opposite, with a stem of between 2 and 4mm long, and a texture similar to cardboard. The leaf is between 2 and 3.5 cm long and between 0.5 and 1.1 cm wide, has a wedge-shaped base, and ends with a short tip. The plant produces edible black berries around 10mm in diameter, containing between 1 and 4 seeds. The flavour of the fruit has been compared to that of Eugenia pyriformis.
References
- "Myrciaria delicatula O.Berg". gbif.org. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- "Myrciaria delicatula (DC.) O.Berg". The Plant List. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Myrciaria delicatula / cambuí-uvaia-doce O.Berg". e-jardim.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "MYRCIARIA DELICATULA FAMÍLIA DAS MYRTACEAE". colecionandofrutas.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Myrciaria delicatula". Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Myrciaria delicatula | |
Eugenia delicatula |
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